Roller skate



J. COHEN Aug. 21, 1928.

ROLLER SKATE Fiat. 27, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 21, 1928. 1,681,841

1 J. COHEN *3 ROLLER SKATE Filed Oct. 27. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedAug. 21, 1928.

umrso STATES JA ES. COHEN, onNoRrnAMrToN, MASSACHUSETTS.

ROLLER SKATE.

Application filed October 27, 1927. Serial No. 229,205.

This invention relates to roller skates and key carrying frameattachment therefor and it consists in the novel features hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

An object of the invent-ion is to provide-in combination with a skate aframe-adapted to be applied thereto and having means forsecurelyretaining a key or wrench which is used upon the nuts and boltsof the skate when it is desired to shift or adjust the parts thereof.

lVith this object in view the skate frame includes upper and netherplates one of which is provided with abolt and the other wit-ha stud.Both of said plates are. provided with slots which receive the bolt andstud. A frame is carried by the stud and bolt at the undersurface of thenether plate and said frame is provided at one end with a stud and atits opposite end with a'recess. The key or wrench is provided. with asleeve which is slidably mounted upon its handle and a Spring is housedin the sleeve and interposed between the end of the key and a cross pincarried by the sleeve and serves as means for normally holding thesleeve extended with relation to the handle of thekey. The key isprovided at its end with a lug and when the key is positioned within theframe the said lug is received in the recess of the frame and the end ofthe sleeve receives the stud of the frame.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevational view of askate with the key frame and key applied;

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the key frame detached;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of theskate showing the key and key frame in elevation and parts in section;

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view of I the key frame and keyshowing the parts in engagement with each other;

Figure 5 is a similar view showing the key disconnected from the ends ofthe key frame;

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view of the key cut on the line 66 ofFigure 3.

The skate includes an upper plate 1 adapted to lie under the forwardportion of the foot when the skate is applied and a nether plate 2adapted to lie under the heel portion of the foot of the wearer. Saidplates are provided with longitudinally disposed slots 3. The plate 2 isprovided with a bolt 4 which passes through the slot of the plate 1. The

plate 1 is provided with a rivet 5 which passes through the slot of theplate 2. A nut 6 is screwed upon the lower end of the bolt 4 and servesas means for-securing a key frame (hereinafter to be described) to theunder side of theplate 2.

The key frame consists of a strip 7 bent in the general form of a loopand provided with openings 8 and 9 for the reception of the bolt 4andthe rivet 5 respectively. The frame 7 is provided at one end with arecess 10 and at its opposite end with an inwardly disposed stud 10'.

The key comprises a head 11 having at its sides recesses 12 adapted toreceive the nut 6 hereinbefore referred to. The head 11 is provided atits forward end with a lug 13 adapted to be received in the recess 10.The key is provided with a non-circular handle 14 which is integrallyjoined with the head and a sleeve 15 is slidably mounted upon saidhandle. The sleeve is provided at its opposite sides with slots 16 whichreceive a cross pin 1'7 carried by the handle 14. The pin 17 is providedat one end with a lug 18 which is disposed opposite a lug 19 fixed uponthe body of the sleeve. The lug 19 is attached to the sleeve by means ofcross pins 20 and a spring 21 is housed within the sleeve and bears atone end against the end of the handle 14 and at its other end againstthe pins 20. The spring 21 is under tension with. a tendency to normallyhold the sleeve at an extended position upon the handle 14:. The outerend of the sleeve 15 is open and is adapted to receive the stud 10.

When the key is being carried by the skate the parts are in thepositions as shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4 of the drawings. When the keyis removed from the skate the lugs 1.8 and 19 are grasped between thefingers and the lug 18 is moved to the position as shown in Figure 5 ofthe drawings whereby the spring 21 is compressed. This moves the sleeve15 along the handle 14. and the lug 13 disengages the recess 10 and theend of the sleeve disengages the stud 10.

I claim 1. A skate comprising a frame having overlapping plates providedwith bolt and slot connecting means, a frame having an opening adaptedto receive the bolt and adapted to be positioned at the under side ofthe nether plate, said frame being provided at one end with a recess andat its opposite end with a stud and a key having a sleeve telescopicallysleeve and at the other end against the handle and serving to normallyhold the sleeve at an extended position with relation to the handle,said key having a lug adapted to enter said recess and the end of thesleeve adapted to receive said stud.

3. In combination with a frame adapted to be applied to a skate, a keyhaving at itshead a lug adapted to engage the frame, a sleeve slidablymounted upon the handle of the key and provided with slots at its sides,a pin carried by the handle and passing through the slots of the sleeve,a lug mounted upon the sleeve, bolts passing through the slot andconnected to said lug and a spring housed within the sleeve and hearingat one end against the handle and at its opposite end against one ofsaid bolts.

4. I11 a roller skate having a body connecting front and rear wheels, apair of spaced depending members carried by and upon the under face ofthe body, a skate key designed to be positioned between said members andcomprising two loosely connected parts, and a resilient elementconnected to said parts and normally urging the same apart forengagement with and support by the members.

5. In a roller skate having a body portion connecting front and rearsupporting wheels, spaced depending members carried by the body at theunder side thereof, a skate key comprising a head portion and atelescoping two-part handle portion, resilient means normally acting toshift the two parts of said handle-to increase the length thereof, and

means associated with the opposing faces of 1 said depending memberswhereby the head and free end of the handle of said wrench mayberemovably connected therewith and held in positionbeneath the bodythrough the action ofsaid spring.

6. In a roller skate having a body connecting front and rear wheels, asupporting ele- 1 JAMES COHEN.

